A repeating device 14 for relaying the call to a plurality of receiver telephones 12a 12c that are connected to a local area network, comprising a function for requesting a reply to the plurality of receiver telephones 12a 12c asking their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting the destination of the call out of the receiver telephones 12a 12c that responded, and a function for notifying the address of the selected receiver telephone 12a to the caller telephone 22a. Further, the present repeating device comprises a function for receiving the transfer request from a user.